unit 3 geo test

Question 1

Ratios between basic to non-basic jobs

Answer 1

for every basic job there are 3 non-basic jobs created

Question 2

Difference between basic to non-basic jobs

Answer 2

Basic jobs- bring money into the community-fracking for oil, mining
non-basic jobs- involves services within the community- garbage man, teacher

Question 3

Primary industries

Answer 3

primary = industries that take raw materials from the natural environment examples: fish, mining, forestry

Question 4

secondary industries

Answer 4

secondary= industries that process primary industry products into finished goods examples: cars,bikes, desks

Question 5

tertiary industries

Answer 5

tertiary= industries that provide a wide range of services that support primary and secondary industries and society in general examples: banks,home depot, walmart

Question 6

Describe how items go through each industry

Answer 6

primary= getting the materials to make something secondary= making the object (factories)
tertiary= selling the object
consumption=using the object
Disposal=throwing the object away

Question 7

What is sustainability?

Answer 7

use a resources for a long period of time without it affecting the environment

Question 8

benefits of factories close to raw materials/customers

Answer 8

delivery times are shorter and delivery costs are lower

Question 9

what does JIT mean

Answer 9

stands for just in time, JIT is parts in manufacturing where things are delivered to the factory to be taken to the assembly line

Question 10

Why does manufacturing leave Canada? How can governments persuade companies to build here?

Answer 10

it’s cheaper to make things in other place rather then canada for example china

Question 11

what’s clear cutting

Answer 11

Clear-cutting= Loggers clear the land and remove every tree from an area

Question 12

advantages of clear cutting
disadvantage of clear cutting

Answer 12

advantages of clear cutting= allows young trees to receive sunlight and provides timber for a variety of uses

disadvantage of clear cutting= higher risk of soil erosion and contaminates our water supply

Question 13

what’s Shelterwood-cutting

Answer 13

involves clear cutting and small holes in between the trees

Question 14

advantages of shelterwood cutting
disadvantage of shelterwood cutting

Answer 14

advantages of shelterwood cutting= reduces chance of wildfires and lower exposure

disadvantage of shelterwood cutting= interferes with the air and water movement in the soil and less vulnerable in the wind/storms

Question 15

what’s Selective-cutting

Answer 15

Selective-cutting= Only fully grown trees with the essential size, type or quality

Question 16

advantages of selective-cutting
disadvantage of selective-cutting

Answer 16

advantages of selective-cutting= produces less pollution to the air or smoke, Its sustainable

disadvantage of selective-cutting= some species won’t regrow, stumps and debriefs are left behind in the forest

Question 17

what’s an old growth forest

Answer 17

To be an old-growth forest it has to be 120 years old

Question 18

what’s hardwood used for

Answer 18

Flooring, Furniture

Question 19

what’s softwood used for

Answer 19

Paper, decking

Question 20

What is aquaculture?

Answer 20

aquaculture= is the production of fish and other aquatic animals, such as clams and shrimp The two primary species are Pacific and Atlantic. Trout, Mussels, and Salmon

Question 20

where is Carolinian forest found

Answer 20

North and South Carolina

Question 21

inshore vs offshore fishing

Answer 21

inshore= smaller boats not deep water (cod, halibut)
offshore=bigger boats every season fishing in deep waters (Tuna, Mackerel, Shark)

Question 22

what’s commercial fishing

Answer 22

commercial fishing= Fishing for profits involves taking fish and other seafood, primarily from wild fisheries

Question 23

what’s bottom trawling

Answer 23

bottom trawling= you use a net to scrape the bottom of the ocean for fish

Question 24

what’s bycatch

Answer 24

bycatch= is when nets accidentally catch small fish or other marine species

Question 25

three types of fish in Canada

Answer 25

Groundfish ,pelagic fish, shellfish

Question 26

Percentage of Canadian land suitable for agriculture

Answer 26

only 5% is good/ excellent

Question 27

two factors that farming is impacted by

Answer 27

Climate, Land Quality

Question 28

Factory farming vs. organic farming

Answer 28

factory farming= get as much profit as possible and also make sure that they use as few resources as possible, they keep animals mostly indoors

organic farming= Ecological/biological uses fertilizers and this is an agriculture system.

Question 29

development of the Greenbelt- Highway 413 perspectives

Answer 29

-only 5% of farmland is good and if they build over it there destroying the 5% we have
-greenbelts are not meant to be ruined or have something being built over it
-it causes 85 waterways
-10 endangered habitats and it costs about 6 billion dollars to make

Question 30

three types of minerals we mine

Answer 30

three types of minerals we mine Metallic mineral, Non-metallic minerals, Fuel Minerals

Question 31

open-pit mining vs. underground mining

Answer 31

open-pit mining= minerals that are close to the surface diggers dig a pit and scoop them out

underground mining= minerals found in deep shafts

Question 32

Ring of Fire perspectives

Answer 32

Social= -about 350 people needs at least 100 more houses
easier access to drugs and alcohol
Political=Doug Ford has made mining the Ring of Fire a key priority for building end-to-end electric vehicle manufacturing chain
Environmental=-several water crossings building roads will pollute the water and kill the fish
Economic=recommitted $1 billion to develop the Ring of Fire

Question 33

world’s water supply

Answer 33

water goes in to our environment because of precipitation (water from the atmosphere that falls to earth including rain, snow, hail, and sleet)

Question 34

5 main uses for water in Canada
water-boil advisory on reserves

Answer 34

toilet 30%, bathing and showering 35%, cleaning 5 %, kitchen and drinking 10% and laundry 20%

Question 35

renewable sources of energy

Answer 35

a renewable resource can replenish itself at the rate it’s used examples: mining for fossil fuels, nuclear

Question 36

nonrenewable sources of energy examples

Answer 36

a nonrenewable resource has a limited supply example: oil, natural gas, coal

Question 37

imports vs exports

Answer 37

importing something is when you are bringing something in
export is when you send something from one country to another

Question 38

Trading partners

Answer 38

trading partner = China

Question 39

Trade deals between USA, Europe

Answer 39

trade deals between USA, europe it will cut tariffs and make it easier to export good and materials benefiting people from both USA and europe

Question 40

what’s Free trade

Answer 40

free trade= the things that go imported from the united states you wouldn’t have to pay extra tariffs on them

Question 41

what’s protectionism

Answer 41

Proctesium is when you add tariffs this is protecting the oil, lumber they are adding tariffs and taxes.

Question 42

Reasons to export

Answer 42

reasons to export= To make money (pay for things we import)
we need necessities and luxuries from other countries, keep economy healthy

Question 43

ship advantages

Answer 43

ship advantages = cheapest ways to move heavy products

Question 44

ship disadvantages

Answer 44

moves slowly, shuts down during winter, can only go where there is deep water

Question 45

railway advantages

Answer 45

heavy objects are carried easily by train for example: cars, heavy machinery , wheat, used to transport people as well

Question 46

railway disadvantage

Answer 46

tracks don’t run everywhere cargo needs to go, perishables can’t be sent by rail because it’s to slow and it will go bad

Question 47

trucking advantages

Answer 47

able to transport to stores/factories and smaller packages, special goods ex frozen food

Question 48

trucking disadvantage

Answer 48

accidents, traffic, weather ex ice, snow, freezing rain

Question 49

airplane advantages

Answer 49

fastest form of transportation for people and and goods

Question 50

airplane disadvantage

Answer 50

most expensive, pollution